Keynote: ​Every Child Ready, Every Child Learning

Paul Gertler delivered the keynote speech at this year's Every Child Ready, Every Child Learning conference in Auckland, New Zealand March 5-7, 2018. Organized by the World Bank Group’s Education Global Practice, the conference brought together around 200 key stakeholders, including relevant ministries, development partners, researchers, and practitioners to discuss school readiness, early grades learning, and innovative financing.

New Published Papers

How to Make Replication the Norm (Nature) - Gertler and co-authors attempt to reproduce tables from studies published in economics journals with open data policies using publicly available data and code. Results and feasible policy recommendations ensue.

Long-Run Effects of Temporary Incentives on Medical Care Productivity (American Economic Journal: Applied Economics) - Gertler and co-authors use a randomized field experiment conducted in Argentina​ to show that costs of adjustment as opposed to low perceived value may explain why improved quality care practices diffuse slowly in the medical industry.

Now Available: Impact Evaluation in Practice handbook (2nd Edition)

The second edition of the Impact Evaluation in Practice handbook is now available. The handbook is a comprehensive introduction to impact evaluation for policymakers and development practitioners. The updated version covers the latest techniques for evaluating programs, with expanded case studies. Complementary online instructional material and course are available here.